Implementing Firewall
Technologies
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• Network firewalls separate protected from non-protected areas
preventing unauthorized users from accessing protected network
resources.
• Technologies used:
– ACLs
•
Standard, extended, numbered and named ACLs
– Advanced ACLs
•
Stateful firewall - ACLs with the established keyword
•
Reflexive (dynamic) ACLs, timed-based ACLs
– Zone-Based Firewall Feature
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• Packet-filtering firewall
• Stateful firewall
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ACLs
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• Virtually any type of traffic can be defined explicitly by using an
appropriately Numbered ACL.
1-99 , 1300-1999
100-199 , 2000-2699
• In the past, the Ethernet type field of an Ethernet frame header was used to
define certain types of traffic.
– For example, Ethernet type 0x0806 indicated an ARP frame, 0x8035 indicated a
RARP frame, ...
• It was also common to create ACLs based on MAC addresses.
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• Note:
– Can be applied in an incoming or outgoing direction on an interface using
the ip access-group command.
– It can also be applied on a VTY port using the access-class command.
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• Create a standard named ACL on R1 called RESTRICT-VTY that
permits Telnet access to only the administrative host.
R1(config)# ip access-list standard RESTRICT-VTY
R1(config-std-nacl)# remark Permit only Admin host
R1(config-std-nacl)# permit host 192.168.1.10
R1(config-std-nacl)# exit
R1(config)# line vty 0 4
R1(config-line)# access-class RESTRICT-VTY
R1(config-line)# exit
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• Create an extended named ACL called ACL-1, applied incoming on the
Fa0/0 interface, that denies the workgroup server outside access but
permits the remainder of the LAN users outside access using the
established keyword.
R1(config)# ip access-list extended ACL-1
R1(config-ext-nacl)# remark LAN ACL
R1(config-ext-nacl)# deny ip host 192.168.1.6 any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 any
established
R1(config-ext-nacl)# deny ip any any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# exit
R1(config)# interface Fa0/0
R1(config-if)# ip access-group ACL-1 in
R1(config-if)# exit
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• Create an extended named ACL called ACL-2, applied outgoing
on the Fa0/1 DMZ interface, permitting access to the specified
Web and Email servers.
R1(config)# ip access-list extended ACL-2
R1(config-ext-nacl)# remark DMZ ACL
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any host 192.168.2.5 eq 25
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any host 192.168.2.6 eq 80
R1(config-ext-nacl)# deny ip any any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# interface Fa0/1
R1(config-if)# ip access-group ACL-2 out
R1(config-if)# exit
The log parameter can be appended to the end
of an ACL statement.
permit tcp any host 192.168.2.6 eq 80 log
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• When configured, the IOS software compares packets and finds a
match to the statement.
• The router then logs it to any enabled logging facility, such as:
– the console
– the internal buffer
– syslog server
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• Several pieces of information are logged:
–
–
–
–
–
Action - permit or deny
Protocol - TCP, UDP, or ICMP
Source and destination addresses
For TCP and UDP - source and destination port numbers
For ICMP - message types
• Log messages are processed switched on the first packet
match and then at five minute intervals after that first packet
match.
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• A useful command for viewing access list operation is the show
log command.
• To reset counters, use the clear ip access-list counter
[number | name] command.
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• Implicit deny all:
– All Cisco ACLs end with an implicit "deny all" statement.
• Standard ACL packet filtering:
– Standard ACLs are limited to packet filtering based on source addresses only.
– Extended ACLs might need to be created to fully implement a security policy.
• Order of statements:
– ACLs have a policy of first match; when a statement is matched, the list is no
longer examined.
– Ensure that statements at the top of the ACL do not negate any statements
found lower.
– Place specific ACL statements higher in the ACL and more general
statements near the end.
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• Directional filtering:
– ACLs can be applied to inbound packets (toward the interface) or outbound
packets (away from the interface).
– Double-check the direction of data that an ACL is filtering.
• Special packets:
– Router-generated packets, such as routing table updates, are not subject to
outbound ACL statements on the source router.
– If the security policy requires filtering these types of packets, inbound ACLs
on adjacent routers or other router filter mechanism must be used.
• Modifying ACLs:
– New entries are added to an ACL, are always added to the bottom.
– Starting with Cisco IOS 12.3, sequence numbers can be used to edit an ACL.
– The ACL is processed top-down based on the sequence numbers of the
statements (lowest to highest).
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• The default behavior when adding a statement to an ACL is that
the statement is added to the end. Without sequence numbers
the only way to add a statement between existing entries was to
delete the ACL and recreate it.
• Likewise, the only way to delete an entry was to delete the entire
ACL and recreate it.
• IP access list sequence numbers allow you to selectively remove
a statement from an existing ACL or to add a new statement at
any position within the ACL.
• This feature is not available on old-style numbered access lists,
which existed before named access lists. Keep in mind that you
can name an access list with a number, so numbers are allowed
when they are entered in the standard or extended named access
list configuration mode using the ip access-list
{standard | extended} access-list-name command.
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• Sequence numbers are not nvgened. That is, the sequence
numbers themselves are not saved. Therefore, sequence
numbers are not displayed in the show running-config or
show startup-config output.
• To view the sequence numbers, use the show ip access-
lists access-list-name command or the show accesslist command.
• By default sequence numbers start at 10 and are incremented by
10 if a sequence number is not specified when adding
statements.
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• First use the show command to view the existing sequence
numbers.
R1# show access-list 150
Extended IP acess list 150
10 permit tcp any any eq
20 permit tcp any any eq
30 permit tcp any any eq
40 permit tcp any any eq
50 permit tcp any any eq
60 permit tcp any any eq
www
telnet
smtp
pop3
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20
• Resequence if necessary.
• Use the no sequence-number command to delete a
statement.
R1(config)# ip access-list extended 150
R1(config-ext-nacl)# no 20
• Use the sequence-number {permit | deny} command to
add a statement within the ACL.
R1(config)# ip access-list extended 150
R1(config-ext-nacl)# 20 permit tcp host 192.168.1.100 any eq telnet
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ACL Placement
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• Standard ACL placement:
– Standard ACLs are placed as close to the destination as possible.
– Standard ACLs filter packets based on the source address only so placing
these ACLs too close to the source can adversely affect packets by denying
all traffic, including valid traffic.
• Extended ACL placement:
– Extended ACLs are placed on routers as close to the source as possible
that is being filtered.
– Placing Extended ACLs too far from the source is inefficient use of network
resources because packets can be sent a long way only to be dropped or
denied.
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Configuring
ACLs using
CCP
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Complex ACLs
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• In a modern network all traffic from the outside should be blocked
from entering the inside unless:
– It is explicitly permitted by an ACL.
– It is returning traffic initiated from the inside of the network.
• Many common applications rely on TCP, which builds a virtual
circuit between two endpoints.
• Traffic filtering solutions based on the two way connectivity of
TCP were introduced:
– TCP Established
– Reflexive ACLs
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• In 1995, the first generation IOS traffic filtering solution based on
the TCP established keyword for extended IP ACLs.
– The TCP established keyword blocks all traffic coming from the Internet
except for the TCP reply traffic associated with established TCP traffic
initiated from the inside of the network.
• The established keyword forces the router to check whether
the TCP ACK or RST control flag is set.
– If the ACK flag is set, the TCP traffic is allowed in.
– If not, it is assumed that the traffic is associated with a new connection
initiated from the outside.
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• Using the established keyword does not implement a stateful
firewall on a router.
– The established parameter allows any TCP segments with the
appropriate control flag.
– No stateful information is maintained to keep track of traffic initiated from the
inside of the network since the router does not keep track of conversations to
determine whether the traffic is return traffic associated with a connection
initiated from inside the network.
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R1(config)# access-list 100 permit tcp any eq 443 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 established
R1(config)# access-list 100 deny ip any any
R1(config)# interface s0/0/0
R1(config-if)# ip access-group 100 in
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• In 1996, the second generation IOS solution for session filtering
was Reflexive ACLs.
• Unlike the TCP Established feature which just used ACK and RST
bits, reflexive ACLS filter traffic based on source, destination
addresses, and port numbers.
• Also, session filtering uses temporary filters that are removed
when a session is over adding a time limit on a hacker's attack
opportunity.
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• Network administrators use reflexive ACLs to allow IP traffic for
sessions originating from their network while denying IP traffic for
sessions originating outside the network.
• The router examines the outbound traffic and when it sees a new
connection, it adds an entry to a temporary ACL to allow replies
back in.
– These entries are automatically created when a new IP session begins, for
example, with an outbound packet, and the entries are automatically removed
when the session ends.
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• Step 1.
– Create an internal ACL that looks for new outbound sessions and creates
temporary reflexive ACEs.
• Step 2.
– Create an external ACL that uses the reflexive ACLs to examine return traffic.
• Step 3.
– Activate the Named ACLs on the appropriate interfaces.
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• Create a reflexive ACL that
matches internal users surfing
the Internet with a web browser
and relying on DNS with a 10
second timeout period.
R1(config)# ip access-list extended INTERNAL_ACL
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any any eq 80 reflect WEB-ONLY-REFLEXIVE-ACL
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit udp any any eq 53 reflect DNS-ONLY-REFLEXIVE-ACL timeout 10
R1(config-ext-nacl)# exit
R1(config)# ip access-list extended EXTERNAL_ACL
R1(config-ext-nacl)# evaluate WEB-ONLY-REFLEXIVE-ACL
R1(config-ext-nacl)# evaluate DNS-ONLY-REFLEXIVE-ACL
R1(config-ext-nacl)# deny ip any any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# exit
R1(config)# interface s0/0/0
R1(config-if)# ip access-group INTERNAL_ACL out
R1(config-if)# ip access-group EXTERNAL_ACL in
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• Dynamic ACLs are also called lock-and-key ACLs.
• Dynamic ACLs authenticate the user and then permits limited
access through your firewall router for a host or subnet for a finite
period.
• Dynamic ACLs are dependent on:
– Telnet connectivity
– Authentication (local or remote)
– Extended ACLs
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• An extended ACL is applied to block all traffic through the router
except Telnet.
– Users who want to traverse the router are blocked by the ACL until they use
Telnet to connect to the router and are authenticated.
• Users authenticate using Telnet, and then dropped.
– However, a single-entry dynamic ACL is added to the extended ACL that
exists.
– This permits traffic for a particular period; idle and absolute timeouts are
possible.
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• When you want a specific remote user or group of remote users
to access a host within your network, connecting from their
remote hosts via the Internet.
• When you want a subset of hosts on a local network to access a
host on a remote network that is protected by a firewall.
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R3(config)# username Student password cisco
R3(config)# access-list 101 permit tcp any host 10.2.2.2 eq telnet
R3(config)# access-list 101 dynamic TESTLIST timeout 15 permit ip 192.168.10.0 0.0.0.255
192.168.3.0 0.0.0.255
R3(config)# interface s0/0/1
R3(config-if)# ip access-group 101 in
R3(config-if)# exit
R3(config)# line vty 0 4
R3(config-line)# login local
R3(config-line)# autocommand access-enable host timeout 15
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• Time-based ACLs allow for access control based on time.
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• To implement time-based ACLs:
– Create a time range that defines specific times of the day and week.
– Identify the time range with a name and then refer to it by a function.
– The time restrictions are imposed on the function itself.
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• Users are not allowed to access the
Internet during business hours,
except during lunch and after hours
between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
R1(config)# time-range EMPLOYEE-TIME
R1(config-time-range)# periodic weekdays 12:00 to 13:00
R1(config-time-range)# periodic weekdays 17:00 to 19:00
R1(config-time-range)# exit
R1(config)# access-list 100 permit ip 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 any time-range EMPLOYEE-TIME
R1(config)# access-list 100 deny ip any any
R1(config)# interface FastEthernet 0/1
R1(config-if)# ip access-group 100 in
R1(config-if)# exit
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Troubleshooting
ACLs
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• Two commands are very useful for troubleshooting ACLs:
– show access-lists
– debug ip packet (detail)
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Mitigating
Attacks with
ACLs
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• ACLs can be used to mitigate many network threats:
– IP address spoofing, inbound and outbound
– DoS TCP SYN attacks
– DoS smurf attacks
• ACLs can also filter the following traffic:
– ICMP messages, inbound and outbound
– traceroute
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• Deny all IP packets containing the
following IP addresses in their
source field:
–
Any local host addresses (127.0.0.0/8)
–
Any reserved private addresses (RFC
1918)
–
Any addresses in the IP multicast address
range (224.0.0.0/4)
Inbound on S0/0/0
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
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access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
150
150
150
150
150
150
150
deny
deny
deny
deny
deny
deny
deny
ip
ip
ip
ip
ip
ip
ip
0.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 any
10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 any
127.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 any
172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255 any
192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255 any
224.0.0.0 15.255.255.255 any
host 255.255.255.255 any
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• Do not allow any outbound IP
packets with a source address other
than a valid IP address of the
internal network.
–
Create an ACL that permits only those
packets that contain source addresses from
inside the network and denies all others.
Inbound on Fa0/1
R1(config)# access-list 105 permit ip 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 any
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• DNS, SMTP, and FTP are common services that often must be
allowed through a firewall.
Outbound on Fa0/0
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
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180
180
180
180
180
180
permit
permit
permit
permit
permit
permit
permit
udp
tcp
tcp
tcp
tcp
udp
udp
any host 192.168.20.2 eq domain
any host 192.168.20.2 eq smtp
any host 192.168.20.2 eq ftp
host 200.5.5.5 host 192.168.20.2
host 200.5.5.5 host 192.168.20.2
host 200.5.5.5 host 192.168.20.2
host 200.5.5.5 host 192.168.20.2
eq
eq
eq
eq
telnet
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syslog
snmptrap
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• Hackers use ICMP packets for pings sweeps and DoS flood
attacks, and use ICMP redirect messages to alter host routing
tables.
– Both ICMP echo and redirect messages should be blocked inbound by the
router.
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• Several inbound ICMP messages are required for proper network
operation:
– Echo reply - Allows internal users to ping external hosts.
– Source quench - Requests the sender to decrease the traffic rate.
– Unreachable - Unreachable messages are generated for packets that are
administratively denied by an ACL.
Inbound on S0/0/0
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
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access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
150
150
150
150
150
permit icmp any any echo-reply
permit icmp any any source-quench
permit icmp any any unreachable
deny icmp any any
permit ip any any
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• Several outbound ICMP messages are required for proper
network operation:
–
–
–
–
Echo - Allows users to ping external hosts.
Parameter problem - Informs the host of packet header problems.
Packet too big - Required for packet MTU discovery.
Source quench - Throttles down traffic when necessary.
Inbound on Fa0/0
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
access-list
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105
105
105
105
105
permit icmp 192.168.1.0
permit icmp 192.168.1.0
permit icmp 192.168.1.0
permit icmp 192.168.1.0
deny icmp any any
permit ip any any
0.0.0.255
0.0.0.255
0.0.0.255
0.0.0.255
any
any
any
any
echo
parameter-problem
packet-too-big
source-quench
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IPv6 ACLs
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• IPv6 ACLs are similar to IPv4 ACLs.
– They allow filtering on source and destination addresses, source and
destination ports, and protocol type.
• IPv6 ACLs are created using the ipv6 access-list
command.
• IPv6 ACLs are applied to an interface using the ipv6 traffic-
filter access-list-name {in | out} command.
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• All IPv6 ACLs contain 2 implicit permit statements to allow IPv6
neighbor discovery packets to be sent and received.
– permit icmp any any nd-na
– permit icmp any any nd-ns
• Like IPv4 ACLs, all IPv6 ACLs include an implicit deny as the last
statement.
– deny ipv6 any any
• These statements will not display in the configuration output. A
best practice is to manually enter all 3 implicit commands.
– Manually entering the implicit deny statement will also allow you to log denied
packets without affecting neighbor discovery.
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Object Groups
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• Object groups are used to classify users, devices, or protocols
into groups.
• These groups can then be used to create access control policies
for groups of objects in easy to read statements.
• Both IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs can use object groups.
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• In this example topology, there are 3
servers, each requiring outside to
inside access for 3 protocols.
• Without object groups, we have to
configure a permit statement for
each server, for each protocol:
R1(config)# ip access-list extended
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any
R1(config-ext-nacl)# permit tcp any
In
host
host
host
host
host
host
host
host
host
10.10.10.1
10.10.10.1
10.10.10.1
10.10.10.2
10.10.10.2
10.10.10.2
10.10.10.3
10.10.10.3
10.10.10.3
eq
eq
eq
eq
eq
eq
eq
eq
eq
smtp
www
https
smtp
www
https
smtp
www
https
• But, what if other servers or
protocols are added later? You will
have to edit the ACL!
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• For the same topology, using object group configuration, first
create the service object for the services:
R1(config)# object-group service Web-svcs tcp
R1(config-service-group)# tcp smtp
R1(config-service-group)# tcp www
R1(config-service-group)# tcp https
• Next, create the network object for the servers:
– This example uses the range keyword, you can also use the host keyword
or define a subnet.
R1(config)# object-group network Webservers
R1(config-network-group)# range 10.10.10.1 10.10.10.3
• Finally, create the access list:
R1(config)# ip access-list extended In
R1(config-ext-nacl)# access-list In permit tcp any object-group Webservers
object-group Web-svcs
• When a new server or service is added, simply edit the object
group…you don’t have to touch the ACL!
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Securing
Networks with
Firewalls
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• A firewall prevents undesirable traffic from entering prescribed
areas within a network.
• A firewall is a system or group of systems that enforces an access
control policy between networks.
– For example:
•
A packet filtering router
•
A switch with two VLANs
•
Multiple hosts with firewall software
• In 1989, AT&T Bell Laboratories developed the first stateful
firewall.
– A stateful firewall is able to determine if a packet belongs to an existing flow of
data.
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• Stateless packet filtering:
– ACLs filter traffic based on source and destination IP addresses, TCP and
UDP port numbers, TCP flags, and ICMP types and codes.
• Stateful packet filtering:
– Inspection remembers certain details, or the state of that request.
– Device maintains records of all connections passing through the firewall, and
is able to determine whether a packet is the start of a new connection, or part
of an existing connection.
– A stateful firewall monitors the state of connections, whether the connection is
in an initiation, data transfer, or termination state.
• Note:
– A packet-filtering firewall typically can filter up to the transport layer, while a
stateful firewall can filter up to the session layer.
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• Packet-filtering firewalls are usually part of a router firewall and
primarily uses ACLs.
– It examines a packet based on the information in a packet header.
• Packet-filtering firewalls use a simple policy table lookup that
permits or denies traffic based on specific criteria:
–
–
–
–
–
–
Source IP address
Destination IP address
Protocol
Source port number
Destination port number
Synchronize/start (SYN) packet receipt
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• Packet-filtering firewall
• Stateful firewall
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• Stateful firewalls are the most versatile and common firewall
technology in use.
• Stateful filtering tracks each connection traversing all interfaces of
the firewall and confirms that they are valid.
– The firewall examines information in the headers of Layer 3 packets and
Layer 4 segments.
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• Also called “stateful packet filters” and “application-aware packet
filters.”
• Stateful firewalls have two main improvements over packet filters:
– They maintain a session table (state table) where they track all connections.
– They recognize dynamic applications and know which additional connections
will be initiated between the endpoints.
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• Stateful firewalls inspect every packet, compare the packet
against the state table, and may examine the packet for any
special protocol negotiations.
• Stateful firewalls operate mainly at the Transport (TCP and UDP)
layer.
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• Application gateway firewall
(proxy firewall):
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Filters information at OSI Layers 3, 4, 5,
and 7.
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Firewall control and filtering is done in
software.
• Address-translation firewall:
–
A firewall that expands the number of IP
addresses available and hides network
addressing design.
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• Host-based (server and personal) firewall:
– A PC or server with firewall software running on it.
• Transparent firewall:
– A firewall that filters IP traffic between a pair of bridged interfaces.
• Hybrid firewall:
– A firewall that is a combination of the various firewalls types.
– For example, an application inspection firewall combines a stateful firewall
with an application gateway firewall.
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Firewall
Design
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• Firewall designs can be as simple as having an inside network
and outside network using two interfaces.
– The inside network (or private network) is trusted.
•
The traffic from the inside is usually permitted to traverse the firewall to the outside
with little or no restrictions.
•
Traffic returning from the outside that is associated with traffic originating from the
inside is permitted to traverse from the untrusted interface to the trusted interface.
– The outside network (or public network) is untrusted.
•
Traffic originating from the outside is generally blocked entirely or very selectively
permitted.
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• Designs involve three or more interfaces on a firewall:
– One inside network
•
Traffic to the outside is freely permitted.
•
Traffic to the DMZ is freely permitted.
– One outside network
•
Traffic from the outside is generally blocked entirely unless it is associated with
traffic originating from the inside or the DMZ.
– One DMZ network
•
Traffic from the outside should be very specific such as email, DNS, HTTP, or
HTTPS traffic.
•
Traffic to the outside is freely permitted.
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• NAT
• Standard and extended ACLs
• Cisco IOS Firewall
• Cisco IOS IPS
• IPsec network security
• TCP intercept
• Authentication proxy
• User authentication and authorization
• Event logging
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• “A firewall is all that is needed to ensure a safe internal network!”
• It helps but it’s not “all that is needed”!
– A significant number of intrusions, such as viruses, come from hosts within
the network.
– Firewalls do not protect against rogue modem installations.
– Firewalls do not replace backup and disaster recovery mechanisms resulting
from attack or hardware failure.
– A firewall is no substitute for informed administrators and users.
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Endpoint security:
• Provides identity and device security
policy compliance.
Communications security:
• Provides information assurance.
Network
Core
Perimeter security:
• Secures boundaries between zones.
Core network security:
• Protects against malicious software and
traffic anomalies, enforces network
policies, and ensures survivability.
Disaster recovery:
• Achieved with offsite storage and redundant
architecture.
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• A Cisco router running Cisco IOS Firewall is both a router and a firewall.
• If there are two firewalls, one design option is to join them with a LAN functioning
as a DMZ.
• It also provides hosts in the untrusted public network redundant access to DMZ
resources.
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Zone-Based
Policy Firewall
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• Not dependent on ACLs.
• The router security posture is to block unless explicitly allowed.
• Policies are easy to read and troubleshoot with C3PL.
• One policy affects any given traffic, instead of needing multiple
ACLs and inspection actions.
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• Zone-based policy firewall configuration model (ZPF or ZBF or
ZFW) was introduced in 2006 with Cisco IOS Release 12.4(6)T.
• With ZPF the interfaces are assigned to zones and then an
inspection policy is applied to traffic moving between the zones.
– The default policy is to block all traffic unless explicitly allowed (CBACs
default was allow all).
– It supports previous firewall features, including SPI, application inspection,
URL filtering, and DoS mitigation.
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• If a new interface is added to the Private zone, the hosts on the new
interface can pass traffic to all hosts in the Private zone.
• The new interface also inherits all existing Private zone policies when
passing traffic to other zones.
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• Both CBAC and zones can be enabled concurrently on a router,
just not on the same interface.
• For example, an interface cannot be configured as a security
zone member and configured for IP inspection simultaneously.
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• Inspect
– Configures Cisco IOS SPI (equivalent to ip inspect command).
– It automatically allows for return traffic and potential ICMP messages.
– For protocols requiring multiple parallel signaling and data sessions (for
example, FTP or H.323), the inspect action also handles the proper
establishment of data sessions.
• Pass
–
–
–
–
Analogous to a permit statement in an ACL.
It does not track the state of connections or sessions within the traffic.
Pass allows the traffic only in one direction.
A corresponding policy must be applied to allow return traffic to pass in the
opposite direction.
• Drop
– Analogous to a deny statement in an ACL.
– A log option is available to log the rejected packets.
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• A zone must be configured before it can be assigned to a zone.
• We can assign an interface to only one security zone.
• If traffic is to flow between all interfaces in a router, each interface must be a
member of a zone.
• Traffic is implicitly allowed to flow by default among interfaces that are
members of the same zone.
• To permit traffic to and from a zone member interface, a policy allowing or
inspecting traffic must be configured between that zone and any other zone.
• Traffic cannot flow between a zone member interface and any interface that
is not a zone member.
• We can apply pass, inspect, and drop actions only between two zones.
• Interfaces that have not been assigned to a zone function can still use a
CBAC stateful packet inspection configuration.
• If we do not want an interface to be part of the zone-based firewall policy, it
might still be necessary to put that interface in a zone and configure a passall policy (also known as a dummy policy) between that zone and any other
zone to which traffic flow is desired.
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• The ZPF rules for a zone-based policy firewall are different when
the router is the source or the destination of the traffic.
– When an interface is configured to be a zone member, the hosts that are
connected to the interface are included in the zone.
– However, traffic to the router is not subject to the zone policies.
– By default, all router IP interfaces are part of the self zone.
• A zone-pair that includes the self zone and associated policy,
applies to router generated or traffic destined to the router.
– It does not apply to traffic traversing the router.
• A policy can be defined using the self zone as either the source or
the destination zone.
– The self zone is a system-defined zone.
– It does not require any interfaces to be configured as members.
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1. Create the Zones for the firewall.
– zone security
2. Define Traffic Classes.
- class-map type inspect
3. Specify Firewall Policies.
- policy-map type inspect
4. Apply Firewall Policies to pairs of source and destination zones.
- zone-pair
5. Assign Router Interfaces to zones.
- zone-member security
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policy-map type inspect InsideToOutside
3. Specify Firewall Policies
class FOREXAMPLE
inspect
!
zone security Inside
1. Create the Zones
description Inside network
zone security Outside
description Outside network
zone-pair security InsideToOutside source Inside destination Outside
service-policy type inspect InsideToOutside
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
4. Apply Firewall Policies
zone-member security Inside
!
interface Serial0/0/0.100 point-to-point
5. Assign Interfaces to Zones
zone-member security Outside
!
class-map type inspect FOREXAMPLE
2. Define the Traffic Classes
match access-group 101
match protocol tcp
match protocol udp
match protocol icmp
access-list 101 permit ip 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 any
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CCP Firewall
Wizard
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• ZPF can also be configured using the Basic Firewall Wizard.
– Step 1. From Cisco CCP, choose Configure > Security > Firewall.
– Step 2. In the Create Firewall tab, click the Advanced Firewall option and
click Launch the Selected Task button.
– Step 3. The Advanced Firewall Configuration Wizard window appears. Click
Next to begin the configuration.
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Manual ZPF
using CCP
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• There are four steps to configure ZPF with CCP:
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–
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Step 1. Define zones.
Step 2. Configure class maps to describe traffic between zones.
Step 3. Create policy maps to apply actions to the traffic of the class maps.
Step 4. Define zone pairs and assign policy maps to the zone pairs.
• Unlike the CCP Basic Firewall Wizard, with manual CCP ZPF
configuration, zones, zone pairs, traffic classification, policy maps,
and application of the various elements are performed
independently.
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